✨🎂📚Happy Book Birthday to ‘Some Days I’m the Wind’ written by Rebecca Gardyn Levington (Whatever Comes Tomorrow) and illustrated by Dinara Mirtalipova. This calming, reassuring poem encourages readers to meet themselves as they are and explore all sides of their personalities. rebrand.ly/ufvsnnc

📣✨We’re excited to share that we’ve acquired 'Kindness Glows in the Dark', words by Gama Valle and art by Mrinali Álvarez Astacio –– coming Spring 2026! 📚 Edited by Autumn Allen and Bree Reyes, and art directed by Meaghan Elyse Lueck.

Yay! 🎂📚🌳Happy Book Birthday to our new picture book, ‘Thank You, Old Oak’, written by Britt Crow-Miller and illustrated by Amy Schimler-Safford ✨ #NewBooks Click the link to shop! rebrand.ly/bwxcimm

'Thank You, Old Oak' is available August 26! 🌳🦊 A charming story about the lifecycle of a mother tree and the creatures who rely on her. #NewBooks #PictureBooks #BarefootBooks #IndiePublishers #KidsBooks #ChildrensBooks

📚 Books are being banned. Voices are being silenced. What if YOU could help turn the page? Become a Barefoot Books Community Bookseller & bring diverse, inclusive stories to your community. Anyone can join. Every book matters. Learn more at the link 👉 rebrand.ly/ug2f2uv

Yay! ☀️📚Our powerful picture book, ‘Of the Sun’, written by Xelena González and illustrated by Emily Kewageshig, is available for purchase NOW on our website or wherever books are sold! #NewPictureBook 🔗 rebrand.ly/zgp3agd

We are thrilled to announce that as a part of our ongoing partnership with Reach Out and Read of Greater New York, 200,000 culturally reflective books will be distributed to children nationwide this summer. 📚 Read the press release to learn more! rebrand.ly/r0037hz

✨🎂Happy Book Birthday to ‘The Remembering Candle’, written by Written by Alison Goldberg and illustrated by Selina Alko. 📚 Buy ‘The Remembering Candle’ now on our website or wherever books are sold rebrand.ly/yra20tb

We’re so excited to team up with @peoplesbooktakoma.com to bring you a new bilingual Spanish language children’s book subscription! 📦✨ Get beautiful bilingual books and a fun, themed activity each month! Click the link to learn more: peoplesbooktakoma.com/lectores-cre...

🌟Based on our bold nonfiction picture book, 'Rise Up! Powerful Protests in American History', we have created a ✨Resistance Kit✨ to empower young activists and inspire changemakers! Spark important conversations with lesson plans, art projects, and more! 📚 Download now: rebrand.ly/eu9n9u8

Happy Book Birthday to 'Music of the Mountains' written by Sabrina Shah and illustrated by Manal Mirza 🎶🩷 "A narrative steeped in tradition and family with a modern plot, this book will be a welcome addition to picture book collections" -- School Library Journal Buy now: rebrand.ly/subc01v

The Robbins House - Concord, MA's museum dedicated to African-American history and home of our 'Ayo's Adventure' sculpture and StoryWalk - has received a devastating notice that their $60k Institute of Museum and Library Services grant was terminated. Join us in supporting this important museum:

And @barefootbooks.bsky.social earns all kinds of #CBCFavorites kudos! #LibrarianFaves include AYO'S ADVENTURE and THE MIDNIGHT MITZVAH #TeacherFaves include MIDNIGHT MITZVAH and OLD CLOTHES FOR DINNER?! which is also a a #KidsFave!

Local to Concord, MA?! Join #BarefootBooks in celebrating Concord250 this weekend with crafts, story times, and StoryWalks around town. And buy our new picture book, 'Rise Up!' 🌟🇺🇸📚

We are embarking on a week-long series of family-friendly activist events including creating protest art, a community quilt, storytimes, StoryWalks® and even an art installation as America kicks off its 250th birthday celebrations Saturday in Concord, MA. 🇺🇸📚 www.barefootbooks.com/america-250

Today seems like a good day to share RISE UP! by Rachel C. Katz w/art by Sophie Bass. Rhyming couplets introduce readers to history of protests in the United States & the important message that even 1 person’s voice can make a difference. A must read! #resist #kidlit 📚👍🏻 @barefootbooks.bsky.social

📚Join @uabookbans.bsky.social in a social media campaign on #RightToReadDay, April 7, 2025. Artists are asked to create and share drawings that celebrate the freedoms found in libraries ✨Stand up against book bans and support the right to read! ✨ Learn more: rebrand.ly/3pi9l20 #DrawnToFreedom

#CapitolCrawl also featured in the new #nonfiction #picturebook from @barefootbooks.bsky.social RISE UP!

You’ll find some of these at Booth 235 #Montessori when exhibits open tomorrow including MOMMAS GOING TO MARCH from @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social and RISE UP! From @barefootbooks.bsky.social mombian.com/2025/03/12/1...

Today is the @barefootbooks.bsky.social #BookBirthday for two different #kidsbooks with historical themes: TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME! explores the history of the sport & RISE UP! introduces readers to Powerful Protests in American History

The world is burning but I'm in a meeting right now with a small group of passionately committed people at @barefootbooks.bsky.social talking about how we're going to double down -- QUADRUPLE DOWN -- on making diverse books and getting them into as many little hands as we possibly can.

🌟 Hello from Barefoot Books! 🌟 We're an award-winning, women-owned and run, indie publisher making better books for a brighter world. Follow along & stay tuned for updates on awards, events, and our latest releases! 📚🎉✨

Congratulations to @barefootbooks.bsky.social MARLEY'S PRIDE is an #Honor title in the 2025 #Stonewall #MikeMorganAndLarryRomans award!

Thank you to 2025 Author sponsor Rachel C. Katz ! Written by Rachel C. Katz and illustrated by Sophie Bass, Rise Up! is coming March 11, 2025, from @barefootbooks.bsky.social . Protest is as American as apple pie. readyourworld.org/2025-author-... #ReadYourWorld #ad #kidlit

How amazing is THIS!? 🦋WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW 🦋is now available in 8 languages (Haitian Creole, French, Arabic, Navajo, Bengali, Spanish, Portuguese, and Simplified Chinese) as part of the Barefoot Bilinguals line of books! 😍@kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @barefootbooks.bsky.social